Kitchen utensil



April 7, 1931- s. NISHIMURA 1,800,096

KITCHEN UTENSIL 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed April 18, 1930 INVENTOR ATTORNEYNITNESS:

April 7, 31- s. NISHIMURA 1,800,096

KITCHEN UTENSIL Filed April 18, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTS;

ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 7, 1931 I UNITED STATES SHINICHI NISHIMURA, FHONOL'Ul'lU, TERRITORY OFHAWAII KITCHEN Application an April 18,

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in theculinary art in the nature of a tool for crimping and cutting pie crust.

Another object of the invention consists in the provision andarrangement of means whereby the tool may be guided in a circuitouscourse for cutting out biscuits and othei articles of pastry.

A further object of the invention contemplates the arrangement of a lidremover upon the tool to be guided peripherally of the lid by the piecrust cutter and crimper during the removing thereof.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention further consistsof the following novel features and details of construction, to behereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings and pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a sectional view taken on line 11 of Figure8.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the combi- 2 nation pie crimper anddough cutter.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the holding apparatus.

Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary per spective view of the supportingstructure.

Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 4 showing the combination piecrimper and dough cutter applied.

Figure 6 is illustrative of the manner of employment of the tool forsimultaneously crimping and cutting the dough about the peripheral edgeof a pie pan.

Figure 7 is a perspective View illustrative of the manner of employmentof the invention forcutting out biscuits and other articles of pastryfrom a sheet of dough.

Figure 8 illustrates the manner of removing closure lids for cans andthe like.

Figure 9 shows the manner of removing milk bottle capsdesigned to besubsequently replaced evenly upon the shoulder within the neck of themilk bottle when the combination pie crimper and dough cutter isemployed as a fulcrum upon the neck of the bottle.

Referring to the drawings in detail wherein like characters of referencedenote correwomen; 19am seriaiz nn. 445,451.

spending parts, the reference character-10" indicates, generally. alength of wireior other flexible materialbent upon itselftoprovide ahandle portionppreferabl of. loop forma tion; the ends of which e-ingtwisted one upon the other, as at 11, adjacent the extremi ties thereofwhereby independent shifting, movement of either of the sections of thehandle will be prevented. The end 12 of the length of wire extendingoutwardly in align ment with the component section. of' the handleterminates to provide a penetrating. extremity 13' for the puncturing ofmilk bottle caps and to penetrate dough landthe like mthe mannersuggestedin Figure 7. of the drawings when the invention is used as a.pair of compasses in the inscribing and cuttin out of biscuit formsfromdough sheets.

abs or cars, such as indicatedat 14, carried by and outwardlyprojectingfrom diametrically opposite sides of the end 12 in the mannershown are to be employed. as shown in Figure 8 in a manner tobe betterunderstoodi in the following description of] the invention. The otherend15 of the handle is of L sha e formation and'disposed atright anglesto .t e end 12 in the manner suggested in Figures 4.; and 5 of thedrawings. The combination pie crimper and dough cutter comprises awheel'structure 16having large andsmall: 5 disks 17 and l8 formeduponopposite sides thereof. a

The. peripheral; edge. of. the. smaller disk 17 is toothed or crimped,as at 19, whereas the opposed sides of the disk 18 beyond the teeth 19are oppositely beveled, as at 20 and 21, meeting at common pointscircumferentially of the horizontal axis of the wheel structure toprovide a peripheral cuttin edge 22. The wheel structure is designed foraccommodation upon the shorter end 23 of the L-shaped end 15 in themanner shown in Figure 1 of the drawings; disk 18 reposing against ashoulder portion or stop 24 whereas the outer surface of the disk 17operates 9 against a spacing washer 25 adjustably positioned through theemployment of a nut 26 threadedly secured upon the outermost end of theshorter end 23. Such construction will facilitate interchanging andreversing of the wheel structure position when it is desired to employthe invention for cutting and crimping pie crust as shown in Figure 6 orremove ing can lids in the manner illustrated in Figure 8. In the latterinstance, the tabs or ears 1?! are employed for the purpose ofprojecting beneath the under side of the annular flange carried byclosure lids; The disk17 Will ride-around upon the upper side andperipheral edge of the can body and th'at' portion of thedisk:-18;.projecting'beyondxtheyp; toothed periphery of the disk 17 willact as a guide to' restrict the inner position of the tab or car 1 4 nowin use, that is, whether the,in- M vention is being operatedby a righthanded on left handed person. 7 a

As mentioned in the. foregoing, the culinary-tool is also to be employedfor the purpose of removing "and replacing milk bottle 20 eaps and thelike by puncturingsame centrallythereof by the pointed extremity 13'ofthe end 12. The disk, 17 Will repose upon the upper portion of thebottle neck and act as a fulcrum for the entire tool during the Iremoval and replacement of the bottle cap.

7 The invention is susceptible of various changes in its form,proportions and minor details of construction, and the rightis hereinreserved to make such changes as properly 80 fall Within the scope ofthe appended claim.' 7

Having'described the-invention, What is claimed is: v a

A culinary tool comprising a length of Wire.,having the ends thereofcooperatively associated to provide a handle, one of the endsterminating to provide a penetrating extremity projecting rectilinearlyof the v handle, the other end of the handle-being of" L-shapevformation disposing the extremity 4 thereof at right angles to thepenetrating extremity, a Wheel structure having large and small disksprovided With sharpened and crimped-peripheries respectively and journaled upon the rightangularly disposed end of the L-shaped end, and earsarranged upon diametrically opposite sides of the pene-V tratingextremity.

In testimonywhereof aifix my signature.

or f. NISHIMURA.

